With no snark intended, how do you define tyranny?
Rule by persons who lack legitimacy.
“Soft despotism is a term coined by Alexis de Tocqueville describing the state into which a country overrun by “a network of small complicated rules” might degrade. Soft despotism is different from despotism (also called ‘hard despotism’) in the sense that it is not obvious to the people.
Soft despotism gives people the illusion that they are in control, when in fact they have very little influence over their government. Soft despotism breeds fear, uncertainty, and doubt in the general populace.”
We live in a country where everything we do is either REQUIRED or PROHIBITED.
The government believe it’s purpose is to protect it self from the governed.
I am getting tired of my employees (the government)taking my money and ordering me about.